We started day three to a beautiful Blacksburg sunrise, or late morning sun. A few extra hours of sleep was much needed and welcomed, or the next few days of driving would be miserable. Before leaving the hotel, we completely repacked the trunk, as the car had been driving with an obvious pull to the right. Forty-five minutes later, as we closed the trunk, three guys in the parking lot cheered for us.
It made me smile…and it made me sad that we were leaving Blacksburg for more than six months. We began our goodbyes to Blacksburg by stopping by Angela’s old office in University Studies. AJ enjoyed the attention, and tried to make everyone feel bad that he was stuck in the car for so long. We then made the slow walk across the drill field to stand in front of Burruss to remember our friends and our community. After stopping by the memorial, Angela had to go shopping downtown for some final Hokie items followed by an awesome Jimmy Johns sandwich!
And then we were off! Seven hours later we were in Nashville. Driving along the “Music Highway,” headed out west. Tennessee has generally been stressful for Angela and I, as the tractor-trailers drive like NASCARs, swerving in and out of traffic. We have actually passed through Tennessee several times since we met, but have rarely had much reason to stop, except for a wedding a few summers ago. Nashville is nice, and seems like a good place to spend some time.
We stayed south of downtown in a Holiday Inn with a good pet policy. We enjoyed an awesome Chick-fil-A dinner, complete with sweet tea, as we are leaving the South and San Diego doesn’t have an abundance of Chick-fil-a’s. After dinner, Angela applied to a job and worked on a paper for school while I crashed. AJ is starting to get upset with car travel after only two nights in a hotel...
We started day three to a beautiful Blacksburg sunrise, or late morning sun. A few extra hours of sleep was much needed and welcomed, or the next few days of driving would be miserable. Before leaving the hotel, we completely repacked the trunk, as the car had been driving with an obvious pull to the right. Forty-five minutes later, as we closed the trunk, three guys in the parking lot cheered for us. 
It made me smile…and it made me sad that we were leaving Blacksburg for more than six months. We began our goodbyes to Blacksburg by stopping by Angela’s old office in University Studies. AJ enjoyed the attention, and tried to make everyone feel bad that he was stuck in the car for so long. We then made the slow walk across the drill field to stand in front of Burruss to remember our friends and our community. After stopping by the memorial, Angela had to go shopping downtown for some final Hokie items followed by an awesome Jimmy Johns sandwich! 
And then we were off! Seven hours later we were in Nashville. Driving along the “Music Highway,” headed out west. Tennessee has generally been stressful for Angela and I, as the tractor-trailers drive like NASCARs, swerving in and out of traffic. We have actually passed through Tennessee several times since we met, but have rarely had much reason to stop, except for a wedding a few summers ago. Nashville is nice, and seems like a good place to spend some time. 
We stayed south of downtown in a Holiday Inn with a good pet policy. We enjoyed an awesome Chick-fil-A dinner, complete with sweet tea, as we are leaving the South and San Diego doesn’t have an abundance of Chick-fil-a’s. After dinner, Angela applied to a job and worked on a paper for school while I crashed. AJ is starting to get upset with car travel after only two nights in a hotel...
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